Girls' name · since 1993

Ndeye

513 babies named Ndeye in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5708
among girls today
513
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
68%
more common than other girls

513 babies have been named Ndeye since 1993, making it today's #5708 girls' name.

Ndeye has 513 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5708 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.

  • #5708 among girls today
  • 513 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 68% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Ndeye is currently the #5708 girls' name in America, more common than 68% of girls - 513 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#5708
among girls today
513
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
68%
more common than other girls

Ndeye vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%67.7%
Ndeye vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5708
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ndeye was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

31 babies were named Ndeye in 2003 - its busiest year on record.

How Ndeye compares

513 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ndeye's all-time total is 34% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ndeye Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 513 382 567,345
Peak-year births 31 48 19,840

Ndeye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ndeye's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ndeye at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

513

Since 1993

33 years of records

Peak year

2003

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,708

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1993

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2025

Ndeye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
31
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
010203040 199319982002200620102014201820222025 16

Ndeye by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Ndeye's strongest decade.

240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Ndeye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 240 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

How Ndeye compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ndeye's total volume

Ndeye vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ndeye vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Ndeye
Ndeye vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ndeye by state

Where Ndeye concentrates geographically, total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ndeye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
140 27.3%
#2 Georgia
5 1.0%
New York share of Ndeye's total US births 27.3%
Even split

140 of 513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ndeye?
Ndeye has been given to 513 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #5708 as of the latest data. 31 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Ndeye most popular?
Ndeye was most popular in the 2000s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Ndeye most popular?
The top states for the name Ndeye are New York (140 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Ndeye been used?
Records for Ndeye go back to 1993, giving 33 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ndeye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ndea, Ndey. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ndeye's data

  • Ndeye's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (240 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Ndeyes (140 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ndeye: #5708 Girls' Name - 513 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ndeye. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ndeye draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.